Lesbos, Ancient Greek Silver Coin, Archaic 500 BCE A Tenth Stater Of Drachm, Confronted Boars Heads, Incuse Punch, Collectibles Numismatics
Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, Diameter 8mms, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026. Uncertain Koinon, Lesbos Mytilene. VERY RARE Specimens. Ancient Greek Silver Alloy Billon Coin, Archaic 500 BCE To Around 480 BCE, A Tenth Stater Of Drachm. Obverse With Confronted Boars Heads In Symmetric Design. Reverse, Quadripartite Incuse Square Punch. References: Dieter Klein 348; 1999. SNG Copenhagen 287. BMC Greek 15. GCV 3488. In addition to the local coins bearing the names of the various Lesbian cities, there were two important coinages, (a) in billon, i. e. very base silver, and (b) in electrum, both of which doubtless had a general circulation throughout the island, although they appear to have emanated chiefly from Mytilene and Methymna. Billon coins were struck on two standards, the Phoenician, with a stater of about 236 grains, and the Pe...